MSU Biology

CNAS Student Expo 2026!

New Battlefield Road mural painted by an MSU science student - Springfield Daily Citizen Missouri State student Sophie Bryan used a grant from Drop Dead Generous to paint a large Ozarks wildlife mural on Battlefield Road.

Aquatic Entomology students (BIO 574/674) took an evening trip (9/3) to Panther Creek and found loads of amazing “bugs”, including an inordinate abundance of flying adult stoneflies (Plecoptera). The creek was also hellgrammite city (aquatic larvae of dobsonflies, Megaloptera).

Few pictures with the graduate students 2026!

Congratulations on your new job, Emma Braun!
Emma accepted a position as a Development Scientist with Eurofins PSS in St. Louis, MO. She will be working with a small team of scientists to conjugate polysaccharides and proteins! She completed her BS in Chemistry and then received her MNAS-BIO master degree.

Faculty Luncheon 2026!

A group of international students toured the Biology Department, accompanied by Department Head Dr. Kyoungtae Kim.

Welcome, Dr. Nadje Najar! 🎉
We’re excited to welcome her as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. Previously a visiting professor, Dr. Najar brings expertise in Behavioral Ecology, Evolution, and Ornithology.

We are delighted to welcome our new professor, Dr. Ellie Wallace, to the Department of Biology!

Dr. Wallace’s research interests include ichthyology, fisheries management, fish ecology, and wildlife management.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Bridgette Williams to the Department of Biology! Dr. Williams joins us as new faculty with research interests in genomics and epigenomics, phenotypic plasticity, molecular ecology, and plant conservation.